winter driving issues

alanchan · 02-13-2008, 04:32 PM

As some of you live in Vancouver know for fact we had a terrible winter.

My E90 can't even move at all with the damn performance wheels in the snow.

I am trying to prepare for the next winter season.
Please tell me which way is better:

X3 (all wheel drive) with all season tires
or
E90 (rear wheel drive) with 4 snow tires

thanks

Maxtor · 02-13-2008, 04:36 PM

I got stuck today in Toronto with a 335i with 4 blizzak snows. First time it has happened but I think all wheel drive with snows is the safest.

who's ur daddy? · 02-13-2008, 05:15 PM

Depends.

To get moving --> X3.

Stopping --> E90.

Best --> X3 with snows.

Everything is a friggin trade-off unfortunately.

achien · 02-13-2008, 06:03 PM

X5

Jaws · 02-14-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanchan

As some of you live in Vancouver know for fact we had a terrible winter.

My E90 can't even move at all with the damn performance wheels in the snow.

I am trying to prepare for the next winter season.
Please tell me which way is better:

X3 (all wheel drive) with all season tires
or
E90 (rear wheel drive) with 4 snow tires

thanks

E90 post is full of snow tire threads. It comes down to the tires. I'm surprised that you even tried to drive in snow on the summer tires.

SGxi · 02-14-2008, 06:39 PM

You just need winters... Vancouver can't be as bad as the rest of Canada... however, you guys do have a lot more inclines than us...

sparkyg · 02-14-2008, 08:09 PM

If you can't get winters get a set on winter beater rims with all seasons.

You're not in So-cal.

Dope smokin hippie, jkjk

halB · 02-14-2008, 09:16 PM

You should still get winter tires even in Vancouver, although you probably won't need the aggressive snow variety. It is low temperature that affects summer tire performance and increases stopping distance. Once pavement temperature drops below 7C you are in low traction terrority.

ians · 02-14-2008, 10:35 PM

I dun understand why people willing to spend a few grand for the awd but not a few hundred bucks for a set of snow and then complaining lossing traction! AWD help you move the car but not stop the car!

Gen_E92 · 02-14-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ians

I dun understand why people willing to spend a few grand for the awd but not a few hundred bucks for a set of snow and then complaining lossing traction! AWD help you move the car but not stop the car!

+1

NoKids · 02-14-2008, 11:35 PM

in bad weather (ice, snow, rain); stopping is easy with my winter dunlops, its everything else that skairssssss me. taking curves, highway at high speeds, i'm skairddddd.

Zeeman · 02-14-2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ians

I dun understand why people willing to spend a few grand for the awd but not a few hundred bucks for a set of snow and then complaining lossing traction! AWD help you move the car but not stop the car!

so true...i saw an A4 quattro slide into a median this winter.

alanchan · 02-16-2008, 02:48 AM

thanks guys
so to conclude, E90 with 4 snow tires will do.

BMW Newbie · 02-19-2008, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ians

I dun understand why people willing to spend a few grand for the awd but not a few hundred bucks for a set of snow and then complaining lossing traction! AWD help you move the car but not stop the car!

I got both. haha ....xi and Dunlop SP 3D winters the perfect combination in winter season.

02-13-2008, 04:32 PM	#1
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ians Major 47 Rep 1,283 Posts Drives: 08 E92 335i 6MT, 04 TSX 6MT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I dun understand why people willing to spend a few grand for the awd but not a few hundred bucks for a set of snow and then complaining lossing traction! AWD help you move the car but not stop the car!
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alanchan Major 76 Rep 1,402 Posts Drives: 2006 323i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (21)	thanks guys so to conclude, E90 with 4 snow tires will do. __________________ 323i, Arctic metallic , Cream beige leatherette interior , Titanium matt trim , Premium , Auto , 18" style 189 sport wheels , 335i bumper + kidney grills, CF pillars, Chrome window trim package , LCI halogen.
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